Sun West ELA teachers have been working collaboratively to develop and share resources with one another. Here are some of the supports you will find that have been shared:
Editing
Creative Writing
Persuasive Writing
The Formal Essay
Writing Rubrics
Supporting Writing Through the Use of Technology
Editing
Peer Editing Form: This is a great tool for your classroom! Shared by Amy Orth (Outlook High School) from Timesavers for Teachers website Template for Descriptive Writing: This Smart Board file for descriptive writing for any grade level was shared by Arlene Low (Davidson), August, 2011
The Dreaded Formal Essay Handbook: This is Cindy Tulp's (Outlook High) 2010 version of the formal essay. I personally love the title of this booklet, and Cindy has done a great job breaking this "dreaded" writing task! - JB
There are a number of great online resources to assist learners as they improve their writing skills. By integrating technology into the writing process, students are also engaged in learning 21st century skills and are developing digital literacy skills as well.
Read, Write, Think - "Engage your students in online literacy learning with these interactive tools that help them accomplish a variety of goals - from organizing their thoughts to learning about language - all while having fun."
Story Jumper - Kids can publish their own stories online! Classroom edition is free and there are "how to" instructions for teachers.
Read and Write- "is a free Google Chrome Web App that increases the accessibility of the text of documents in your Google Drive account. After installing the app you will see a Read & Write tab appear at the top of your browser window whenever you have a document open in Google Drive. Clicking that Read & Write tab will open a menu of accessibility options. Some of the accessibility options include a picture dictionary and a talking dictionary. To use either dictionary just highlight a word then click on the dictionary that you want to use. The dictionary that you select will pop-up in your document. Read & Write will also read the text of your documents aloud. In the settings menu you can select from nine voices and three playback speeds." Click on the link to learn more - from Free Technology for Teachers
Sun West ELA teachers have been working collaboratively to develop and share resources with one another. Here are some of the supports you will find that have been shared:
Editing
Creative Writing
Persuasive Writing
The Formal Essay
Writing Rubrics
Supporting Writing Through the Use of Technology
Editing
Peer Editing Form: This is a great tool for your classroom! Shared by Amy Orth (Outlook High School) from Timesavers for Teachers websiteTemplate for Descriptive Writing: This Smart Board file for descriptive writing for any grade level was shared by Arlene Low (Davidson), August, 2011
Creative Writing
The following Creative Writing resources have been shared by Leia Hey (Beechy). September, 2011.Creative Writing - Beginning
Creative Writing - Pre Writing
Creative Writing - Short Story Peer Editing
Creative Writing - Writing Fiction
Creative Writing - Writing Non-Fiction
Creative Writing - Writing Poetry
Creative Writing - Writing Quotes
Persuasive Writing
Writing a Persuasive Paragraph - notebook Lesson for modelling the process shared by Arlene LowThe Formal Essay
The Dreaded Formal Essay Handbook: This is Cindy Tulp's (Outlook High) 2010 version of the formal essay. I personally love the title of this booklet, and Cindy has done a great job breaking this "dreaded" writing task! - JBWriting Rubrics
Generic Writing Rubric - Uses the 6 Traits of Writing - shared by Arlene LowELA Writing Rubric - Based on 6 Traits.docx
Supporting Writing Through the Use of Technology
There are a number of great online resources to assist learners as they improve their writing skills. By integrating technology into the writing process, students are also engaged in learning 21st century skills and are developing digital literacy skills as well.